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Italian Bankers in France and Italian Wars

ISTORIYA, 2023
At the last stage of the Italian Wars (1494—1559), the military, political and, most importantly, financial superiority of the Habsburgs over the Valois became quite obvious. The Spanish king could make use of silver which was already coming quite regularly and in large quantities from the mines of the New World.
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The Italian Wars

2023
Abstract Italy’s role in World War II is often overlooked or misunderstood. This chapter explores the origins of Italian imperialism and the radicalization of Fascist foreign policy under Mussolini, realized through occupation of Ethiopia and Albania. Italy’s war from 1940 is explored from a new angle, arguing that Italian forces, though
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Italian Wars, 1494–1559

2021
According to the Florentine historian Francesco Guicciardini, Italy enjoyed peace and plenty in the years around 1490. From 1494 it was plunged into what he and others regarded as a series of “calamities,” triggered by the French kings Charles VIII (r. 1483–1498) and Louis XII (r.
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Ottoman Revolution, Italian War

2022
In 1908, the Ottoman Army revolted against Sultan Abdülhamit, eventually deposing him. The dormant Ottoman constitution was reinstated and democracy declared. However, real power was in the hands of military officers and the Committee of Union and Progress. The Committee was hated and opposed by British representatives in Istanbul.
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